RN Coordinator, Pediatrics Gastroenterology - Children's Health Center

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  JOB DUTIES
  

The Children’s Health Center clinic is seeking to hire an compassionate and problem-solving RN Coordinator to support our Pediatric Gastroenterology patients in our community practices. You will be responsible for maintaining efficient patient flow; clinical assessment; planning, initiating, and following up on medical interventions and diagnostic work-ups; and communicating with patient/family/physicians. Duties include but are not limited to:

• Assess patient’s regimen of care, provide care plan oversight
• Oversee the treatment process from initial referral throughout patient follow-up
• Work closely with internal and external staff to ensure the patient is receiving the appropriate care
• Develop clinical protocols and procedures
• Community outreach and education
• Coordination of medical authorizations and referrals

Salary Range: $59.46 – $88.39 Hourly

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  JOB QUALIFICATIONS
  

Required:

• Minimum of one year of pediatric clinical experience
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Current valid California R.N. license
• BLS from the American Red Cross or American Heart Association
• Ability to coordinate patient care, using a team approach
• Ability to recognize abnormal laboratory and clinical data on a patient and take appropriate nursing action
• Communication skills necessary for translating medical/technical material to patients and their families in a more simplified fashion so that it can be understood
• Knowledge of professional nursing standards & procedures and ability to assess clinical situations and triage clinical matters appropriately by level of urgency
• Demonstration of skill in executing assigned projects in an independent and responsive manner
• Skill in data collection and analysis sufficient to evaluate and implement proper patient care and promote quality improvement efforts
• Ability to perform effectively under conditions of fluctuating workload and/or frequent interruptions
• Demonstrate an ability to handle sensitive patient information in a confidential manner
• Skill in establishing, organizing, and maintaining a comprehensive computerized patient database.
• Basic computer literacy with working knowledge of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Demonstrated skills in interpersonal interactions and patient care coordination
• Ability to work in an independent leadership role within a team of healthcare professionals.

Preferred:

• PALS Certified
• Bilingual oral and written communication skills (English/Spanish) preferred.
• California Children’s Services (CCS) paneled
• Familiarity with the CCS and Medi-Cal programs
• Ability to deal with delivery and/or coordination of all levels of case management for individual patients and their families